American Artifact chronicles the rise of American rock poster art since it's birth in the'60s. Award-winning director, Merle Becker crosses the country interviewing the rock poster artists from the different eras to discover that America is currently in the midst of a 21st century "rock poster art movement", where thousands of artists around the country are doing silk screened rock poster art inspired by their local scene, the music of our time, and the spirit of our era.
Direction
Becker's cross-country odyssey feels like a road trip with your coolest aunt.
Production
Gorgeous macro shots of ink bleeding through silk screen—pure ASMR for art nerds.
Director
Merle Becker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Many artists featured still hand-pull every single print—no digital shortcuts, even for 500+ run editions.
The film captures the movement just before Instagram flattened poster culture into scrollable squares—accidental historical document.
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